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Westside High School

8701 Pacific, Omaha, NE, 68114-5298 -

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Definition of Terms

Westside High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Douglas County, NE

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2016 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

131 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 541 students

Grade 10 - 507 students

Grade 11 - 501 students

Grade 12 - 467 students

This School

(NE) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NE) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	3%	1%
% Hispanic	3%	7%
% Black	5%	6%
% White	89%	82%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NE) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(NE) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Westside Community s School District

This School's Agency

(NE) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	13	2
Number of Students Managed	6,307 students	345 students
District Total Revenue	$60,115,000	$3,702,000
District Expenditure	$55,218,000	$3,400,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,531	$10,730
District Expenditure / Student	$8,755	$9,855
District Graduation Rates	97%	94%

311 facts (Omaha World-Herald)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 06:06:10 am
311’s first show was at Sokol Auditorium, opening for Fugazi on June 10, 1990.
Teacher of the year award given (Grand Island Independent)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 08:16:11 am
Michael Fryda, a science teacher at Westside High School in Omaha, was named Nebraska Teacher of the Year during a surprise presentation in his classroom Monday.
GISH alumni to be recognized at 2009 Hall of Honor Banquet (Grand Island Independent)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 09:48:32 am
The Grand Island Education Foundation will honor three alumni and two former teachers at the 2009 Grand Island Senior High Hall of Honor Banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Bosselman Conference Center at the Heartland Events Center.
Omaha Teacher Named Nebraska Teacher of the Year (KOLN Lincoln)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 04:58:02 pm
An Omaha science teacher has been named Nebraska Teacher of the Year for 2010.
Teacher built success on advice (Omaha World-Herald)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 04:47:31 pm
Michael Fryda, a science teacher at Westside High, is Nebraska Teacher of the Year .

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Westside High School is the high school of the Westside Community Schools district of Omaha, Nebraska. This school has provided education in the Westside Community for 50 years.
Student life
Modular schedule system
Westside uses a modular schedule. Seniors and Juniors have open campus based upon academic performance.
Notable alumni
Nick Nolte, actor
Nick Hexum, Chad Sexton, and Tim Mahoney, members of 311.
Todd Fink, Clark Baechle, Dapose and Jacob Thiele, members of The Faint
Jaime King, actress and model
Terry Kiser, actor, Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Pat Fischer, player in NFL
External links
District Web site
Omaha Westside High School Class Reunion Website

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